Jan 30, 2014

Time Spent Caregiving

"On average, caregivers spend 20.4 hours per week providing care. Those who live with their care recipient spend 39.3 hours per week."  caregiver.org 
It is amazing how much time is spent caregiving.  Today I left my home at 7:20 a.m. to pick up the care receiver and take him to a 9:00 a.m. dental appointment.  The dental appointment was 2 hours long, making it too late to take him back to the assisted living facility for lunch, so I took him to lunch.  It took him over 1 1/2 hours to eat 1/2 sandwich and a cup of soup.  Over 6 hours.  And, that is just one of 4 recent medical appointments.  
On days like today, it is even more important to not lose our enthusiasm about life.  

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